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Stat Tuesday: Five things that jump out from this week’s baseball stats

It’s Stat Tuesday. Do you know what happens on Stat Tuesday? We spotlight a few players and trends from the weekly baseball stats page, and give you a look at the numbers. Here you go:

Delaney

1. The little guy. He’s only 5-foot-10, so Anthony Delaney doesn’t look too imposing on the mound. Hitters usually change their minds after he blows it by them. Delaney, who as a sophomore helped pitch Summit Christian to the 2011 state title, is dominating for American Heritage this year as a senior. He has an area-best 42 strikeouts in 24 innings, and is 3-1 with a 2.04 ERA. Delaney, who is headed to Palm Beach State next year, is on a pace to top last year’s 100-strikeout performance.

2. Clan of Warriors. The undefeated, top-ranked Warriors have six or seven pitchers they’d feel comfortable throwing out there against anyone. The most productive guys right now are senior right-handers Kyle Keatts (2-0, 0.00 ERA in 10 innings), Lance Fry (2-0, 0.50 in 14 innings) and lefty Scott Danek (2-0, 1.40 in 10 innings). Seniors Parker Hamilton, Hunter Halsey, John McCarthy and junior Brandon Keithley have combined to allow six earned runs in a combined 49 2/3 innings. That depth is one of the reasons why Jupiter hasn’t lost.
3. Cobra command. Park Vista has a tough slate this week, as we wrote about here. You can bet sophomore Austin Smith will get the ball for at least one of those games. A 6-foot-2, 200-pound right-hander, Smith has started 3-0 with a 2.21 ERA and 34 strikeouts in 19 innings. Park Vista has a ton of young talent this year.

4. Doing well. We wrote about Wellington’s growing pains in our rankings post, but a few Wolverines have been consistent. Chief among them: senior shortstop Michael Cusenza, who is batting .563 (18-for-32), and sophomore second baseman Matt Morales (.550, 11-for-20). Morales is the younger brother of former Wellington standout Mitch Morales, who plays for FAU.

5. The area’s best? It’s hard to think of pitchers better than Benjamin junior Bennett Sousa. The lefty, who has committed to Virginia, is 4-0 and hasn’t allowed an earned run in 17 innings. He doesn’t strike out two batters an inning like some others, but he’s on pace to duplicate last year’s numbers (6-2, 0.77, 69 strikeouts in 54 1/3 innings). And then he’ll be back for his senior year.